Daniel Dus, founder of Shared Estates, has forged a career taking him to the top of his class in the solar industry. But his heart is someplace else - in the Berkshires. That’s where he grew up and that’s where he’s building his next act. The Berkshires, Massachusetts is rich with travel destinations, and has an amazing inventory of luxury estates dating … [Read more...] about From Wall Street to Main Street.
Community
It’s a Buckminster Fuller thing.
Judi Lynn Brown, co-founder and Chief Impact office of CivicMakers, is a creative systems and design practitioner. She is a member of a new generation of progressive and inclusive change-makers who embrace civic technology along with “radically inclusive, participatory governance structures.” CivicMakers, which is based in the Bay Area, was created to make gathering spaces … [Read more...] about It’s a Buckminster Fuller thing.
She’s breaking barriers.
Joanna Bartholomew, owner of O’Hara Developments, is a woman who’s breaking all barriers. While Joanna’s background is in social work, community health and financial education, real estate is in her blood. Her father was a developer, and as a young girl she spent time with him, both in the office and on job sites. So it’s no surprise that she launched her own … [Read more...] about She’s breaking barriers.
One year. 41 more conversations.
41 amazing people. 41 inspiring conversations. Cynthia Muller. Richard Rothstein. Andre Perry. Charmaine Curtis. Lyneir Richardson. Darryl Scipio. Libby Seifel. Beth Silverman. Patrick Quinton. Daniel Parolek. Charles Durrett. Heather Hood. Diana Lind. Scott Flynn. Atticus LeBlanc. Sam Ruben. Andrew Luong. Stephanie Gripne. Shannon Mudd. Ken Weinstein. Garry Gilliam. Andy … [Read more...] about One year. 41 more conversations.
Investing locally.
Vibrant, thriving communities need locally owned businesses. Local businesses can create a vigorous local economy, provide more jobs and reduce poverty. In the US private sector, small businesses produce two out of three jobs and generate approximately fifty percent of the GDP. And locally owned businesses also give rise to more civic engagement, higher voter participation and … [Read more...] about Investing locally.